Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

The Lucano and Casalini families were at war now–a beef so nasty it’d make a slaughterhouse look tame.

For Stephanie, Richard was personal, a walking scar.

He’d been Sebastian’s brother once, tight as hell. Sebastian had trusted him, counted on hirm, treated him like blood.

And Valentina–that backstabbing snake–had played the bestie card with her, all fake grins and bullshit.

In Long Harbor these past years, Stephanie had been itching to rip into Richard, her hate bubbling, never letting up.

Now she’d finally got her chance, and all that built–up rage was spilling out.

Richard’s patience was wearing thin as she hung on.

“Stefi, I said let go,” he growled, his voice dipping into something colder, meaner.

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Richard’s grip clamped down on her jaw again, no mercy. Stephanie flinched, her teeth popping apart as the pain hit, a thin streak of blood dripping from her lip.

“Take me back,” she hissed, teeth gritted, anger roaring through her voice.

Richard raised an eyebrow. “I stuck my neck out grabbing you–you think I’m just gonna drop you off, my little fiancée?”

Before the words even settled, Stephanie spat another glob of blood right in his face, quick and dead–on.

Richard wiped at the mess on his cheek. “You grew up fine, but what’s with this attitude now?”

Back in Fiorenza, she’d been a different vibe–quiet, sweet, always stuck to Sebastian’s side like a shadow.

She’d call him “Seb” in that soft, lilting voice, so gentle it could thaw a glacier.

spitfire energy of her

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voice calm but tight. “Sir, Richard says if you don’t back off, he’ll take Miss Giovanni down with him–jump the chopper and

narrowed, a cold spark

sharp and deadly. “Find out what the hell he wants,” he growled, keeping his rage

“On it.”

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the night wind sliced through, smoke and gunpowder still clogging the

had been on the phone with Stephanie when it all went nuts–screams, shots, total

she’d jumped off the

that dumb.

ran with big dogs, the kind you don’t rat out. Calling the law could

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out herself. But the second she got there, she saw

his hand, the

act,

We’re solid here,” Macro mumbled

gun back and glanced over

his cars, and he turned–locking eyes with Ella as she climbed out of her

Fear choked

much blood–pooled on the ground, bright and nauseating.

flick, red soaking into white like

shaky lips opened, but nothing

stared at Lorenzo, her heart pounding so hard it might

the distance. “Back

Her brain couldn’t process

Lorenzo’s brow furrowed.

stepped up and whacked the back of Macro’s head. “Guess Sebastian

Macro muttered, rubbing the back of his

wiped him out–he was still